Wednesday Word: Boustrophedon
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1word1dayBoustrophedon - adjective or adverb.
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shivver13 and it's a fun one.
If you practice the art of calligraphy or studied anthropology, you may already know about boustrophedon. Pronounced /ˌbo͞ostrəˈfēdn/, the word is derived from Ancient Greek meaning "ox-turning" and can be used as an adjective or an adverb thusly:
adjective--written from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines. "the number of Attic boustrophedon texts is fairly small"
adverb--from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines. "in some examples the composition of pages is such that they must be read boustrophedon"
Today's word was suggested by
shivver13 and it's a fun one. If you practice the art of calligraphy or studied anthropology, you may already know about boustrophedon. Pronounced /ˌbo͞ostrəˈfēdn/, the word is derived from Ancient Greek meaning "ox-turning" and can be used as an adjective or an adverb thusly:
adjective--written from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines. "the number of Attic boustrophedon texts is fairly small"
adverb--from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines. "in some examples the composition of pages is such that they must be read boustrophedon"
